A Night to Celebrate, Inspire & Give Back Ladies Who Lead brought the community together for our signature event of the year—Women of Impact—an unforgettable evening of inspiration, celebration, and connection. Held at the Brantford Golf & Country Club, the room was filled with energy as women, and a few

Creativity, Connection & Community Ladies Who Lead enjoyed a beautiful evening of creativity and connection at our Sip & Paint Pop-Up, hosted at Chartwell Tranquility Place. Set in a warm and welcoming environment, this event brought women together to unwind, get creative, and connect in a relaxed and supportive setting.

A Day to Recharge, Reset & Reconnect Ladies Who Lead brought wellness to the forefront with our Grand Wellness Pop-Up—a refreshing and energizing experience focused on self-care, balance, and connection. Hosted by Grand Wellness, the space created a calm and welcoming environment, complete with wonderful snacks and beverage options that

Setting the Tone for the Year Ahead! Ladies Who Lead started the year with intention and energy at our Vision & Vibes event—an inspiring evening dedicated to goal setting, creativity, and connection. Hosted at Mercasa’s Little Italy Eatery, the space provided the perfect backdrop for a warm and welcoming night

Ladies Who Lead kicked off the holiday season in style with our Gin & Jingle event—an evening filled with festive spirit, meaningful connections, and a touch of holiday magic. Hosted at Mann’s Distillery, guests were welcomed into a warm and inviting atmosphere where they had the opportunity to enjoy a

We launched our 2025–2026 Ladies Who Lead season with an unforgettable evening of inspiration, connection, and empowerment. Held at The Rope Factory, this kickoff event set the tone for a powerful year ahead. Our guest speaker, Sergeant Paulette Breau — retired RCMP officer and instructor at the Ontario Police College

Our Grand Finale was the perfect way to close out an incredible 2024/2025 season of connection, growth, and community. Members and guests set sail on a scenic evening cruise along the Grand River, surrounded by great company, lively conversation, and breathtaking sunset views. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Grand

Our Unleash Your Creativity event was a beautiful reminder that connection and creativity go hand in hand. Members and guests came together for an evening of relaxation, self-expression, and mindful artistry through mandala rock painting. Under the guidance of Agnes from Dotable Mandalas, participants followed the same intricate design —

On April 2, 2025, Ladies Who Lead, in collaboration with the Brantford Resource Centre, hosted an inspiring evening with Haze Schepmyer, Life-Event Transitions Mediator, for “Elevating Connections: Women Powering Women in Business and Life.” Through heartfelt storytelling and interactive conversation, Haze guided attendees to reflect on the power of community

On a crisp April afternoon in 2024, excitement filled the air as Ladies Who Lead members gathered at Mercasa Little Italy Eatery & Catering to kick off an event like no other—The Ladies Who Lead Amazing Race! Designed to challenge, connect, and celebrate the incredible businesses in our community, this high-energy treasure hunt took participants on an unforgettable journey through Brantford.

Ladies Who Lead is excited to bring The Making Box to our dynamic group of amazing ladies! We are looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming meeting! About the event: Get ready to amplify your teams’ uniquely human skills — the stuff robots aren’t good at yet. You will

Ladies Who Lead is excited to get back together and are looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming meeting! About the event: A fun-filled evening of speed networking! This event is planned to expand your professional business network within our community and give you an opportunity to get to

Don’t miss our final meeting before summer break, where we will host Jocelyn Larocque, 2 time Olympic Gold medalist in women’s ice hockey. Jocelyn will take us on her journey to making the National team and winning Olympic Gold not once but twice. She is sure to inspire us and

Widely known as the “Dragon with a heart”, Arlene is full of fire, shattering glass ceilings, inspirational and blazing trails as she discovers her rhythm for success in business and in life. Join us for an evening of inspiration and community. Buy event tickets.

Join Ladies Who Lead Membership, for an evening of networking, getting dirty, while enjoying our community and eating yummy food. Heidi Gorter – Owner and operator of Dragonfly Landscape will be taking us through the important steps of creating plants that last and thrive in our homes. Pat Howell –

Join LWL membership as we learn about Paulette’s reason for writing a book to inspire her three nieces to overcome any obstacle placed before them as women. She hopes that her writing brings hope to many readers and women in non traditional employment or professions. Buy event tickets.

Join us members, for our first meeting of 2022. This event is designed to get us all started on the right foot. Stephanie Huntjens-White, local Registered Holistic Nutrition Coach + Wellness Stylist BA, RHNC, and LWL member, will be discussing the important first steps to take with getting back on

What better way to usher out a pandemic year than to gather and celebrate each other? Learn more about your fellow members through our tradeshow. Browse, chat and remind yourself just how special our membership is. Spreading love and positivity to your fellow woman in business. Kim Clark, LWL’s very

Ladies that lead are standing at a precipice of important new considerations in business life. We are negotiating a massive movement of the workforce, profound impacts on mental health and wellness, and the changing face of leadership to deal with racial equality at work. How must we adjust our mindsets,

Erika Polidori, Bronze Medalist in Softball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be joining us for an evening of conversation and inspiration. You will will get an intimate interview learning about Erika’s passions, her journey, and her challenges to becoming an Olympic Bronze Medalist. Great opportunity for each of you

With this being our last membership gathering until the fall, we wanted to make this one memorable! At 6:30pm we will be opening our zoom meeting for open discussion and gathering. We are going to get started at 7:00pm with Elsa DaSilva, our fellow LWL Member, owner/operator of La Mia

Stegemann became known to millions of Canadians when she became the first woman from Atlantic Canada to land a venture-capital deal on the CBC TV show Dragons’ Den for The 7 Virtues Beauty. She went on to become the “Top Game Changer” in the history of the show for creating

Your brand + social media should speak volumes to your essence as a business + your voice as a business operator. It’s important to share relevant information on your social media platforms to ensure that the correct message is being heard from your clients + followers. Pull up a stool

With special guest speaker – Skylar Turkiewicz |Chartered Professional Accountant from Brantfords own, Millards – as she discuses what we need to know this tax year and how to prepare ourselves for success. We will be chatting COVID-19 government subsidies for both personal and business, corporation tax, deductions and we’ll

Together we will learn about the creative process behind successful social media photography and how to utilize our mobile phone to assist us with the creative process of business. Learn how to capture effective shots, how to apply filters and create flow with your posts to engage your followers. Hosted

Toronto Real Estate Broker/Owner and former host of the popular HDTV shows ‘Property Virgins’ and ‘Buy Herself’, Sandra Rinomato has worked with hundreds of clients, and understands the importance of first knowing yourself well, setting goals, and remaining flexible.

Grab a glass of wine, your favourite snack, and join Ladies Who Lead virtually on November 4th, at 7pm to discuss Surge Capacity, with local psychotherapist Alison Maslin-Maratos (BA, BSW, MSW, RSW).⁠⠀⁠⠀Surge capacity is defined as: a collection of adaptive systems — mental and physical — that humans draw on

Join us Wednesday May 6th from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. We are excited to launch Ladies Who Lead’s virtual meeting platform. We are looking forward to our presenters Lill Petrella from the Canadian Mental Health Association (Brant-Halidmand-Norfolk chapter) and Sacha Pinto Branding/Content Marketing specialist. Lill will be addressing mental health concerns

Recognition expert, and dynamic national speaker and coach, Sarah McVanel is passionate about guiding each of us to re-discover our own greatness, and recognize the greatness in others. Failure isn’t something we like to talk about, let alone experience. We play it safe. We contain our expectations. We hide it

This holiday season, Ladies Who Lead will be coming together as a group to give back to our community and celebrate the holidays – together! We will have a number of non-profit social enterprises at the event, educating our membership (and future members) about the need in our community and

Ladies Who Lead. Monthly Networking and Development meeting, November 6th, 2019, Brantford Golf and Country Club 5-8:30 p.m. Up your brand with Samantha Angel www.trellisconcepts.com Tame SEO and Google with Mike Watson www.mike-watson.com Strike a Pose with Tae Hislop www.tae.com Although we welcome first time attendees to register and see